Iran’s Khamenei calls girls’ poisoning “unforgivable” after public anger
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Monday that the poisoning schoolgirls is an “unforgivable” crime that should be punished by death if deliberate, state TV reported, amid public anger over a wave of suspected attacks in schools. Over 1,000 girls have fallen ill after being poisoned since November, according to state media […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader issues pardon for “tens of thousands” of prisoners – IRNA
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest. However, the pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions, according to details announced in state […]
Marchers in south-east Iran denounce top leader in renewed protests
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive south-east of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences. There have been demonstrations across the country against the clerical leadership since mid-September after the death in detention […]
Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran – online video
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece Farideh Moradkhani, a well […]
Iran leader says “enemies” may target workers as protests rage
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country’s “enemies” may try to mobilise workers after failing to topple the Islamic government in more than two months of unrest. One of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders in […]
Tens of thousands march in Berlin in support of Iran protests
Berlin, Germany/Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday in a show of support for protesters in Iran where unrest ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody entered a sixth week despite a deadly state crackdown. The protests have posed one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical […]
Protests rage in Iran’s south-east, amid crackdown call
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Protests broke in restive southeastern Iran on Friday, with demonstrators attacking banks, state media reported, as a senior cleric called for tough measures against demonstrators across the country. The Islamic Republic has been gripped by five weeks of demonstrations that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa […]
Khamenei warns Islamic Republic is a “mighty tree” that cannot be uprooted
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday said that no one should dare think they can uproot the Islamic Republic, in his toughest warning to protesters since Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody ignited nationwide unrest now in its fourth week. Demonstrations by people from all walks of life, after […]
Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite mounting fatalities
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social media reports showed, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed the demonstrations as “scattered riots” planned by Iran’s enemies. Protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police on […]
Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations. Anti-government protests that began on 17th September at the […]